Pole-holder.



No. 773,386. PATENTED 001?. 25, 1904. W. H. FUQUA. POLE HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25, 1904.

N0 MODEL.

W/ TNE SSE S.

UNITED STATES Patented October 25, 1904.

PATENT FFICE.

POLE-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. '7'? 3,386, datedOctober 25, 1904;.

Application filed February 25, 1904. Serial No. 195,212. (No model.)

To (all whom it Wtcty concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. FU UA, a citizen of the United States,residing at Roswell, in the county of Claves and Territory of NewMexico, have made certain new and useful Improvements in Pole-Holders,of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in poleholding apparatus especiallyintended for holding heavy poles, such as telegraph, telephone, andother poles; and the invention consists in certain novel constructionsand combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved holder asin use. Fig. 2 is a detail side view of one of the stand-sections. Fig.3 is a side view of the screwstake. Fig. 4 is a detail perspective viewof the barbed stake. Fig. 5 is a cross-sectional view on about line 5 5of Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the gage, and Fig. 7 is a detailperspective view of one of the gage-sections.

In the accompanying drawings the pole A is shown secured to andsupported by the standsect-ions B. one of which is shown in detail inFig. 2 and is formed with the upright top section B to lap alongside thepole A, theinclined or outwardly-flaring foot portion B to rest upon theground and to be secured to the stakes O and the intermediate lateralpole B connecting the upper end of the foot portion B with the lower endof the lap portion B, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. of the drawings. Thelap portions B lap against the pole A, are bolted thereto at 7), and aresecured in connection therewith by the clamps D, which encircle the poleand lap portions B ofthe stand-sections and are bolted tightly togetherat D, thus cooperating with the bolts 6 in securing the lower end of thepole securely in connection with the stand-sections B, as will beunderstood from Figs. 1 and 5 of the drawings. The outwardly-inclinedfoot portions B rest upon the ground and are secured to the upper ends Cof the stakes C, which latter are driven into the ground and are firmlyheld at their upper ends to the foot portions B of the stand-sections ofthe pole, as shown in Fig. 1.

tions B by means of the clips E, as shown in Figs. 1 and 5.

As shown in Fig. 3, the stakes C are made in the form of screws; but incase of shell, rock, roots, or elsewhere where screws cannot be used abearded bar F, such as shown in Fig. 4:, maybe driven in place of thescrews.

In practice I prefer to arrange the stakes at an angle of abouttwenty-two degrees, and in setting the said stakes I prefer to employ agage, such as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7, and consisting of aplurality of segmental sections Gr, provided on their inner sides withprojections G to gage the distance between the pole and top end of stakewhen the latter is set. These segments G are provided on their outersides with guide-tubes G at the proper angle for the stakes C andadapted to permit the stakes to be driven through them into the ground,and the segments G are adjustably connected by bolts H passing throughslots g in the segments, so the gage can be made larger or smaller, asdesired. Each of the segments is provided on its outer side with loopsI, through which pins may be driven into the earth to hold the gage inplace.

In operation the gage may be adjusted and set to the place where it isdesired to support the pole and the stakes be set in the ground bydriving them through the guide-tubes G Two of the stand sections or armsB may then be secured to their respective stakes and held rigidlythereto by two clevises or clips to each stake, the upper end of thestake being plain and adapted to be secured by the clevises, as shown inFig. 1. The pole may then be set up against the lap-sections B of thetwo stands and fastened by screws 6, passing through the portions B intothe pole. The third arm may then be adjusted in like manner and securedto the stake and to the pole, after which the bands may be applied andsecurely bolted up around the stand-sicshown, the bands D are in twosections, (see Fig. 5,) with the opposite end of the sections boltedtogether at D.

To apply the invention to telegrapl1-poles already in the ground thegage or die may be placed around the pole, the stakes be driven in theearth, and the operation proceed as before.

Ordinarily the lap portions B of the stakes are made about four feet inlength, with the lateral band B at a right angle and of sufficientlength to allow of an angle of twentytwo degrees to the screw withoutthe latter coming into contact with the pole, the inclined foot portionsB being arranged at an angle of twenty-two degrees and being about onefoot in length, the foot portions B agreeing in angle and length withthe smooth upper portions of the stakes C or F. The stakes are usuallyabout three feet in length and four inches in diameter and may be in theform of screws, as shown in Fig. 3, or barbed, as shown in Fig. L, asbefore referred to. in practice it is found that the holding power ofthe improved device is greater than that of the pole itself, as it has agreater facebearing in the earth, the angle at twenty-two degreesassistingin the bracing action, as will be understood from the drawings.

In practice a pole can be set quicker than in the ordinary way, and incase a pole is crooked or bent in any way small wedges may be interposedbetween the sections B and the pole to tilt the pole as may be requiredIn practice the pole is elevated about one foot from the ground, so thata pole which may be decayed in the ground is for many respects as goodas a new one, and in applying the improvement to a pole already in theground the latter will not have to be moved in any way, it only beingnecessary to apply the holder to the said pole, as will be understoodfrom Fig. l of the drawings.

Ordinarily in practice the improvei'nent may driven into the ground atan angle and lapped at their upper ends against the inclined footportions of the stand-sections and secured at such ends to the footportions of the standsection, substantially as and for the purposes setforth.

2. A. post-holder comprising a plurality of stand-sections having upperportions to lap alongside a pole, outwardly-extending lateral portionsprojecting from the lower ends of the lap portions, inclined footportions inclining downwardly and outwardly from the lateral ends of thelateral portions, the stakes driven into the ground at an angleapproximating twenty-two degrees, and means for securing the upper endsof the stakes to the inclined foot portions of the stand-sections, andmeans for securing the lapped portions of the stand-sections to a postlitted between the same, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with a post and standsections having upright portionslapped against and secured to the post, and outwardly-inclined footportions to rest upon the ground, of stakes arranged at an anglecorresponding to that of the foot portions and secured at their upperends to said foot portions, substantially as set forth.

4. A pole-holder comprising a plurality of stand-sections having uprightportions to lap against a pole, lateral portions at the lower ends ofthe said. lap portions, and lower inclined foot portions, stakes andmeans for securing the stakes at their upper ends to the inclined footportions, and means for securing the upper lap portions to a pole fittedbetween the same, substantially as set forth.

5. A gage comprising a plurality of segmental sections adjustablyconnected and inclined guide-tubes on said sections, substantially asset forth.

6. A gage for pole-holders, consisting of a plurality of segmentalsections having inwardly-projecting gage portions, guide-tubes arrangedat an incline on the outer side of said segmental sections, and meansfor connecting the sections, substantially as set forth.

\NILLIAM H. FUQUA.

Witnesses:

MARK IiOWELL, J. A. GILMORE.

